Previously, Ye Chen was educated to forgive others when possible and that taking a step back would open up a vast sky.
But when you lack strength, this will only be seen as weakness!
Moreover, in competitive sports, the strong are respected!
Only by improving one's own strength can one stand firm in the cutthroat world of football!
“Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the random mission. The mission completion rating is S-rank, and the reward has been upgraded. Congratulations, Host, for receiving one Silver Treasure Chest!”
Hearing the system prompt, Ye Chen's face curved into a smile.
The system was his capital for becoming stronger.
Of course, besides the system, he would also fully dedicate himself to training, allowing him to grow rapidly.
Let's put it this way, if he could truly grow quickly, joining the Manchester United first team was not impossible!
Don't forget, he was the man who possessed the Long Shot Must Score Card!
“Help me open the Silver Treasure Chest!”
Ye Chen silently chanted in his mind.
“Ding! Congratulations, Host, for acquiring A-rank skill card: God Dribble!”
Upon hearing the system's prompt, Ye Chen's mind was instantly flooded with many explanations and usage techniques for God Dribble.
God Dribble was just a more exaggerated term; the simplest explanation for this technique was a sudden stop and change of direction to dribble past an opponent!
Back in a Champions League match, Messi used this move to make Boateng stumble and fall, becoming one of Messi's signature dribbling skills.
It was hailed as a criminal dribble!
And the key to this technique lay in two words: sudden stop!
While the ball was in motion, the ball-handler would suddenly feint, changing the ball's direction of travel, thereby causing the defending player to directly lose his balance and achieve the goal of breaking through the defense.
Ye Chen's mind was filled with many practical scenarios and when to use the sudden stop and change of direction dribbling technique.
Of course, he had to use such techniques in his upcoming training or matches to become more proficient.
This technique demanded very high personal ability from the ball-handler, especially in terms of body coordination and agility; the faster the footwork changes, the stronger the control over the body's center of gravity, and the better the effect achieved!
So...
Ye Chen opened his attribute panel with anticipation.
Sure enough, he found that three attributes had changed.
First was the attack ability in the first row, which soared directly to 73!
After he obtained the S-rank Long Shot Must Score Card, his attack ability actually increased with the improvement of his shooting and leg strength!
And the A-rank God Dribble improved his dribbling and body balance.
Dribbling increased from the previous 75 to 80.
Body balance also increased from the previous 61 to 75.
This also directly brought his overall ability to 67!
According to Ye Chen's understanding of the Premier League, as long as one could reach above 70, playing as a substitute in some Premier League relegation teams was not a problem; if one could reach 80, then even at Manchester United, one could enter the first team!
It must be said, the system was quite powerful...
“System, isn't there also a Bronze Treasure Chest? Open it for me too!”
“Ding! Congratulations, Host, for receiving a random attribute point increase: Jumping +2, Defensive Ability +3!”
Hearing the system's bronze reward, Ye Chen's mouth twitched... “I'm a striker, and you give me Defensive Ability +3? Isn't this a waste?”
But upon closer thought, future football was all-out attack and all-out defense; even strikers needed defensive ability!
Thinking about it this way, he felt it was quite useful!
He just wondered who would be the first victim of his God Dribble?
He was looking forward to it!
...
“Everyone, gather up!”
Just as Ye Chen was communicating with the system, Solskjaer's voice rang out, and his beloved daughter was sitting on a bench behind him, using an iPad to transfer the video of the recent match.
Her dad had just said that Ye Chen's hat-trick was luck, and she didn't quite agree.
So she wanted to watch Ye Chen's performance throughout the entire match.
The players all got up from the ground and stood in two lines.
“I'm very disappointed with the internal training match just now!” Solskjaer said through gritted teeth, “Especially Team A. How do I usually teach you? The more you fall behind, the more you need to stay calm! But what about you?”
“Later, all members of Team A will do an extra five laps of running!”
“Ah, no way...”
“Boss, are you trying to work me to death?”
“Exactly, running five laps right after a match, I'd really appreciate it!”
Hearing the players' complaints, Solskjaer, who had always been a nice guy, instead darkened his face, “Ten laps!”
The players fell silent.
Normally, it was precisely because Solskjaer was too easygoing that the players were so unrestrained.
But now that he was angry, no one dared to make trouble.
Seeing everyone quiet down, Solskjaer then said in a deep voice, “Two days from now is the match against Liverpool U18, but can your performance defeat Liverpool? You need to know that the next match will be held at Old Trafford. You can afford to lose face, but I can't!”
“Tomorrow is the last day of training. After training, I will announce the big squad for the Liverpool match. Make sure to seize the opportunity!”
“Alright, continue training!”
Although the match was over, today's training was not finished.
The players of Team A went to run laps, while the players of Team B trained passing, dribbling, and shooting.
Ye Chen called Januzaj over, “Hey, Adnan, can you practice dribbling with me for a while?”
“Huh?” Januzaj raised an eyebrow, “But I'm not good at defending!”
Hehe, it's precisely because you're not good at defending...
First, beat up some weaklings to build confidence, then go practice with guys who are good at defending.
Of course, Ye Chen couldn't tell Januzaj what he was thinking, but instead said very modestly, “My dribbling is also very average, so I'll practice dribbling, and you practice defending! You know, in modern football, wingers also need to track back and defend!”
“Alright...” Januzaj didn't know what was wrong, but he always felt a little strange.
The training officially began.
Ye Chen dribbled forward, and Januzaj immediately came to meet him.
However, just as they got close, Ye Chen slowed down, and Januzaj naturally had to slow down to get into a defensive stance, but just as Januzaj slowed down, Ye Chen suddenly cut the ball to the left, instantly accelerated, and broke through quickly!
It was this subtle change in rhythm that made Januzaj want to turn around.
But by then, Ye Chen had already completed the breakthrough!
Januzaj stopped, and said angrily, “Ye, is this what you meant by not being good at dribbling?”
“I just learned it!” Ye Chen chuckled, controlling the ball at his feet, “How is it? Not bad, right?”
When he used this “God Dribble” move just now, Ye Chen realized that he didn't need to practice it at all; it was plug-and-play!
Januzaj was naturally unconvinced, “Again!”
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and continued to dribble forward.
Of course, this time he didn't break through to the left, but to the right...
Januzaj quickly turned, and accidentally fell to the ground with a “thud.”
Lina, who was watching from a distance, couldn't help but laugh when she saw Januzaj fall.
She was becoming more and more interested in this China boy...
After all, this dribbling move was not something an ordinary person could use so smoothly.
Januzaj, however, didn't notice any of this; being faked out also ignited his fighting spirit.
“Again!”
Ye Chen dribbled past Januzaj again and again, and Januzaj also figured out some small details, blocking Ye Chen's changes of direction several times!
Of course, this was originally a practice process, and both of their levels were invisibly improving...
And all of this also fell into Solskjaer's eyes.
These two youngsters... they're both very good!